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I agree that Denmark tends to dance to the US's tune but not as spinelessly as you make it sound. If what you're saying was true wouldn't there be US missile on Greenland?


The US did plan to put missiles in under-ice bases in Greenland, without telling Denmark:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Iceworm

They didn't do it because it didn't work - the ice moves too much, rather than the Danes complaining about it.


In 1961, the US asked if the Danish government wished to be brief about nuclear weapons stationed in Greenland. The answer "Not really" (paraphrasing of cause).

The Thule scandal, about covering up a nuclear armed B-52 crashing in Greenland is fascinating too: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968_Thule_Air_Base_B-52_crash...

But you're right, no missiles.




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